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Sept 25 - 2024
EN Europe

Scottish salmon farm cleared tonnes of dead fish before inspection, charity says

The Guardian

Footage taken by Animal Equality UK before MSPs’ visit was a daily procedure, says Scottish Sea Farms.
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Animal Ethics / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Nov 19 - 2024
EN North America

Blood in the Water

Watershed Sentinel

The majority of Atlantic salmon sold in BC tested positive for PRV. This means millions of Atlantic salmon along the BC Coast were shedding a foreign, pathogenic, highly contagious waterborne virus into the Pacific Ocean. I wanted to know which companies’ farms were infected. By Dr. Alexandra Morton
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Animal Ethics
News
Nov 14 - 2024
EN Europe

Leroy plans $30 million investment in cages to shield salmon from lice

IntraFish

The company plans by mid-2025 to shield up to 45 percent of its fish from the impact of sea lice. By Rachel Mutter
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Jun 26 - 2014
EN South America

As Fish Farms Proliferate, Diseases Do Too

Harvard University, School of Public Health

Aquaculture has become a booming industry in Chile, with salmon and other fish farmed in floating enclosures along the South Pacific coast. But as farmers densely pack these pens to meet demand, diseases can easily pass between fish.
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Pesticides / Antibiotics / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Sept 05 - 2019
EN Europe

Iceland, Open-Net Fish Farms, and the Final Frontier for Wild Atlantic Salmon

Patagonia

In the last 20 years, the expansion of salmon farming in open-net pens has led to the loss of half the wild salmon population in Norway. On average, 200,000 farmed fish escape from open-net pens and many of them swim up rivers in Norway and breed with wild stocks, contributing to species decline. According to conservation groups, the same method of farming is also responsible for the collapse in salmon and sea trout populations in the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland. By Mădălina Preda
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Salmon
Documentary Films
May 08 - 2017
EN Global

The Fish on My Plate (excerpt)

Frontline PBS

An excerpt from 'The Fish on My Plate' about Norway's salmon crisis. Author and fisherman Paul Greenberg spent a year traveling the world and eating seafood for breakfast, lunch and dinner in an attempt to find out what sort of fish is both good for him -- and good for the planet.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Biodiversity loss / Salmon
Paywall on this site
Investigative Journalism
Jul 23 - 2024
EN Global

Salmon’s Getting More Expensive. Blame Bloodsucking Sea Lice

Wall Street Journal

Lasers, lumpfish and other creative solutions are being employed to beat back infestations.
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Value chain / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Oct 03 - 2024
EN North America

What does the future of salmon farming look like in B.C.?

The Narwhal

The last open-net pen salmon farms in B.C. have until July 2029 to figure out a different way of doing business. Environmental advocates say the shift is long overdue but the industry warns the timeline is impossible. By Shannon Waters. This story is a collaboration with the newspaper The Guardian.
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Marine fauna / Biodiversity loss / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) / Salmon
Research
Oct 16 - 2024
EN North America

Phasing out open net-pen salmon farming in British Columbia

Science Advances

Canada has committed to banning salmon open net-pen aquaculture in British Columbia by 2029 and is transitioning the industry to closed containment technologies for salmon farming. By Charles Mather
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Legislation / Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Climate change
News
Nov 13 - 2024
EN Europe

Norway’s Atlantic salmon risks going the way of the panda

The Economist

Climate change and fish farming are endangering its future
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Climate change / Biodiversity loss / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Oct 31 - 2024
EN Europe

Salmon fed on krill shows resilience to sea lice, study claims

IntraFish

Krill and other natural feed ingredients could lessen impact of sea lice on salmon, according to research initiated by Aker BioMarine and conducted in Norway last year. By Hanna Gezelius
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Omega-3s / Krill / Salmon
Paywall on this site
News
Nov 14 - 2024
EN Europe

Scottish Parliament nearing conclusion on salmon-farming sustainability inquiry

Seafood Source

Scotland’s salmon-farming industry has overcome a lot of challenges over the past few years, but more work is needed to ensure it remains sustainable and prioritizes animal health and welfare into the future, according to Scotland Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform, and Islands Mairi Gougeon. By Jason Holland
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Animal Ethics / Biodiversity loss / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Nov 20 - 2024
EN Europe

Scottish salmon farms seek growth despite mounting fish deaths and environmental concerns

Mongabay

Scotland is the world’s third-largest producer of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), after Norway and Chile. The industry is seeking to significantly increase production in Scotland, driven by growing export demand.However, it faces ethical concerns over mounting fish mortality, as well as environmental concerns about pollution, the proliferation of sea lice affecting wild salmon, and opposition from several local communities.Industry members acknowledge the challenge of growing salmon amid rising sea temperatures, but say Scottish salmon farms have made progress in managing sea lice and other health challenges. By Francesco De Augustinis
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Animal Ethics / Climate change / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Investment and subsidies
Research
Jan 01 - 2020
EN North America

Lousy Choices II: The Failure of Sea Lice Treatments in British Columbia, 2018-2020

Living Oceans Society

The salmon farming industry in British Columbia has invested heavily in vessels to deliver various treatments for salmon lice to their farmed stock. This report examines their performance to date and the implications for wild salmon.
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Marine fauna / Pesticides / Legislation / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Oct 03 - 2024
EN North America

‘I won’t believe it until I see it happen’: Could a ban on sea farms save Canada’s salmon?

The Guardian

A row over sea life, lice and livelihoods is dividing communities as the government plans to end open-net pen farming in British Columbian waters. By Shannon Waters
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Marine Protected Areas / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Biodiversity loss / Legislation / Salmon
Research
Oct 16 - 2024
EN North America

Pathogens from salmon aquaculture in relation to conservation of wild Pacific salmon in Canada

Science Advances

The spread of pathogens from farmed salmon is a conservation concern for wild Pacific salmon in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Three pathogens are prevalent in farmed Atlantic salmon in BC, spill over to wild Pacific salmon, and are linked to negative impacts on wild salmon: Piscine orthoreovirus, Tenacibaculum spp., and sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis). Molecular screening of infectious agents in farmed and wild salmon and environmental DNA highlights a further 4 agents that are likely elevated near salmon farms and 37 that co-occur in wild and farmed salmon. Pathogens likely affect wild salmon indirectly by mediating migration, competition, and predation. Current net-pen aquaculture practices pose these risks to numerous populations of all species of wild salmon in BC, most of which are not covered in Government of Canada science and advisory reports. Climate change, pathogen evolution, and changes to disease management and aquaculture regulations will influence future risks. By Martin Krkosek, Andrew W. Bateman, Arthur L. Bass, William S. Bugg, Brendan M. Connors, Christoph M. Deeg, Emiliano Di Cicco, Sean Godwin, Jaime Grimm, Leila Krichel, Gideon Mordecai,Alexandra Morton, Stephanie Peacock, Dylan Shea, Brian Riddell, Kristina M. Miller
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides / Antibiotics / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Oct 19 - 2024
EN Europe

Should we all stop eating salmon? Why it’s suddenly become endangered

Al Jazeera

Why have Atlantic salmon populations dropped so dramatically in British rivers, and is fish farming a help or hindrance? By Dwayne Oxford
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Biodiversity loss / Climate change / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Oct 14 - 2024
EN Europe

Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably

NPR

Eide’s closed loop farming system raises the question: Why isn’t the entire industry farming salmon this way? By Rob Schmitz.

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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Biodiversity loss / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Pesticides
Investigative Journalism
Aug 16 - 2021
EN Europe

Ocean Desolation: How Fish Farm Pollution Is Killing Marine Life in Greece

The Ferret

Researchers reported about a “desolation scenario” around sea bream and sea bass farms in Western Greece.
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Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Biodiversity loss / Marine Protected Areas / Sea Bass / Sea Bream
Investigative Journalism
Apr 19 - 2019
EN Europe

Plans to expand Iceland's fish farms risk decimating wild salmon populations

The Guardian

Scientists are warning against new legislation to grow Iceland’s fish farming industry, but industry is pressuring for a go-ahead.
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Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Biodiversity loss / Pesticides / Investment and subsidies / Small-scale fishers / Legislation / Salmon
Investigative Journalism
Mar 16 - 2024
EN Global

Why Massive Numbers of Farmed Salmon Are Dying

Time

Salmon farming has expanded rapidly in the past 25 years into a $20 billion-a-year industry. Farmed salmon are advertised as an environmentally friendly and sustainable solution to the need for animal protein for the world’s growing population. But mass die-offs and other controversies have challenged these claims. By Douglas Frantz and Catherine Collins
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Infrastructure (Cages or processing plants) / Climate change / Parasites (e.g. sea lice) / Organic waste (e.g. feed or feces) / Chemicals (e.g. Formaldehyde) / Biodiversity loss / Animal Ethics / Legislation / Salmon
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